Integrative Nanoscience and Microsystems

An NSF-IGERT Ph.D. Fellowship Program

A Training Program to Prepare Graduate Students for Emerging Nanotechnology Fields

• Formalized Curriculum in Nanoscience and Materials Science
• National Laboratories
• Emerging Nanotechnology Industries
• International Research Opportunities
• Established Core Research Groups

Do you want to work in a cutting-edge nano-bio field? Are you preparing for your nanoscience career in a rich multidisciplinary setting? Would you like to intern in different industry, national lab, and international research settings? If any or all of these apply to you, then UNM's Nano Program may just be the place for you.

Further information is available in a PDF poster.

Program Highlights & Benefits

• $30,000 Research Stipends
• Focused Nanoscience and Microsystems Curriculum
• Three Technical Thrusts: Information Nanotechnology, Nano-Bio Interfaces, and Complex Fundational Systems
• International Research Opportunities
• Collaborative research among faculty and peers in Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry,
  Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Health Sciences, and business fields
• Mentored Internships at National laboratories (Sandia, Los Alamos), local NM industries (Intel, Zia Laser, CINT), and other collaborating university labs
• Guided Professional Development: Develop goals and portfolio of achievements, acquire entrepreneurial skills and connections, travel to attend professional conferences
• Community Participation, including introducing nanoscience to K-12 students, presenting seminars about your research, hosting guided tours of research facilities, mentoring summer research participants, and helping science teachers with learning modules

Application Information

All applicants must:

• Be citizens or permanent residents of the United States
• Have a record of academic excellence
• Have proven leadership abilities
• Have the desire to transcent scientific, cultural, and geographic boundaries
• Be seeking a Ph.D.

How To Apply

Now accepting applications for Fall 2006.

To apply, complete the standard graduate application form available on UNM's website
(http://www.unm.edu/grad/eforms/adm_app.pdf) plus a letter of interest and list of references along with an official transcript, resume and GRE scores, and submit these materials in one envelope to:

Diana Huffaker, Associate Professor
Center for High Technology Materials
University of New Mexico
1313 Goddard S.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: 505.272.7845
Email: huffaker@chtm.unm.edu

School of Engineering Office of the Dean Farris Engineering Center 107 - MSC01 1140 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Phone: (505) 277-5521 Fax: (505) 277-1422 email: soe@unm.edu